Böcker av Kay P Dawson

Brooke Quinn isn't fully convinced she wants to look for love again. As a doctor in Quinn Valley, she just doesn't have the time to get out and meet people. Not to mention her trust issues after having her heart broken by a man she'd believed she would spend her life with. When her sisters set her up on an online dating website, and she endures one disastrous date after another, she's ready to happily spend her life alone with only her cats for company. Jared is just in town for a short time to help his elderly aunt recover from surgery. When he sees a beautiful brunette at the local taco stand, he has to meet her. But when he does, he's mistaken for her blind date and by the time he realizes what's happened, it's too late to be honest with her. With such a disastrous first meeting, what else could possibly go wrong? As Jared and Brooke spend more time together, he's sure she's the one for him. But will she feel the same? Or, will the mistrust she has for all men destroy their chance for a happy ever after?

Carly Griffen has nothing, and no one, holding her in Heartsgate. So, when the purple-haired matchmaker from the weekly book club offers her the chance to grant her wish, she takes it, landing over a century in the past on the Oregon Trail. Hunter McQuaid promised his brother he would take care of his niece, so he's taking her to safety by heading west to Oregon. But, along the way, he realizes there's more to raising a child than he'd expected. Not to mention the risk with life on the trail and the worry if something were to happen to him along the way. When Carly lands on the trail, she knows as soon as they meet, Hunter was who she was sent back to find. But she soon learns that just because her heart knows, it doesn't mean it's going to come easy. Can two people, from different times, find a way to get through the trials of life on the trail and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart?

Sometimes, family means more than sharing DNA... Devyn thought she had finally found the family she'd dreamed of all her life, only to discover it wasn't what she'd hoped for. When the purple-haired, magical matchmaker makes her an offer to go back in time and be with the friends who had always been there for her, she jumps at the chance. And, if along the way, she happens to find true love like they did, she won't complain. As captain of the wagon train heading west along the Oregon Trail, Luke takes his duty seriously. The sudden appearance of a dark-haired, green-eyed, beautiful woman unlike anyone he's ever met before throws his thoughts into turmoil. But, he has no intention of letting her get to him. He's determined to continue punishing himself for his role in the death of his wife and baby. But weeks on the trail together shows them both that sometimes love can find a way through even the toughest of barriers.

Jenna Hart grew up knowing she couldn't count on anyone. And now, when her life is being threatened by someone who claimed to love her, she knows it's up to her if she ever wants the happiness she's searching for. When a purple-haired matchmaker who can grant wishes joins their weekly book club, Jenna knows what she has to do. Adam Wallace is heading west, searching for adventure before he settles down. Unlucky for him, however, not only does his mother decide to join him, but so does the woman he's supposed to be marrying...someday. As if that isn't enough, he stumbles over a woman lying on the ground before heading out on the Oregon Trail, and he finds himself with one more person to look after along the way. After Jenna lands in the middle of the frontier, she realizes she might not be cut out for life out there. And, when her heart falls for a man already spoken for, she knows a mistake has been made. She was supposed to find her soul mate - the one her heart was meant to find. Surely the matchmaker wouldn't have sent her to someone who would only break her heart?

Left in the care of her vindictive stepmother after the death of her father, Hope is shocked to find out the debt he's left them in. However, that's nothing compared to the horror she feels when she finds out how her stepmother intends to pay off that debt without losing any of her luxuries. With a little brother who has been deaf since birth, Hope has no choice but to go along with it to protect him.Logan Wallace has travelled to Sacramento to purchase the cattle he needs to start his own herd, only to be greeted by a pickpocket shortly after he arrives. Chasing the thief, he's led into the slums of the town where he's shocked to see some kind of human auction happening.When his eyes meet the terrified brown ones staring back at him from the wooden platform, he knows he can't walk away and leave her there to the fate of the men who are bidding.Putting up the money he was supposed to use to purchase a prized mare for his sister Ella, he steps in to help. But when he wins the auction and tries to let the girl have her freedom, he's shocked to find out that her honor won't allow her to walk away until she's paid him back in full.So now what is he supposed to do with her?

It was his job...Luke Hamilton has spent years drifting around the country, but after being hired as the new sheriff in Bethany, Oregon, he is finally ready to put down some roots. He's not prepared however for his first big job to come in the form of a woman who is being accused of murdering her husband.It was her life...Sylvia is determined to prove her innocence, but it won't be easy when she's behind bars and no one believes her.Can she convince Luke to help her? And, what will happen when he is forced to choose between following the law or following his heart?Guilty or innocent, lives will forever be changed.

Ella has always been determined and headstrong, vowing only to marry for love. At her age, it seems like her chances of that happening have slipped away.When she is left the title to half of a neighboring farm, she sees the opportunity to have her independence, and not become a burden to her family. The only problem is that there are stipulations, one being the fact that she has to work alongside the man who's been left the other half of that farm.Titus Cain has his own demons to face, and taking over a farm in Oregon with a woman isn't in his plans.To make matters worse, someone else has their eye on the land, and they've already proven they're willing to kill whoever gets in their way to get it.What will happen when two people are forced to join together to save a farm, and risk their lives to find who killed the man they both loved? Can a young woman live on a farm with a man who isn't her husband, without ruining her reputation, even if it is for all the right reasons?Ella & Titus must fight together against the circumstances trying to tear them apart.

Can a marriage in name only bring a second chance at love?After losing her husband on the Oregon Trail, Audrey is being forced to go back home and marry a man her father has chosen. Still grieving her husband, and not wanting to leave her new home in Oregon, she makes the decision to marry a man who needs her help looking after his daughter - a marriage he has said will be in name only.Reid Wallace lost his wife during childbirth and has been raising his two-year-old daughter alone. His heart died with his wife, and he has vowed to never love again.When Audrey's father learns of her remarrying, he sets out to have the marriage annulled and take her back to a man she doesn't even know.Illness, insecurity, and guilt abound as their hearts struggle with the new feelings Audrey and Reid are uncovering.Will they be able to overcome everything that seems to be working to destroy the future they are building together? And can they help each other heal the pain in their hearts, while finding a way to love again?

Phoebe makes a promise to her dying mother to take care of her younger sister Grace, no matter what. Even if that means travelling hundreds of miles across the country in a wagon train bound for Oregon.Phoebe suspects the uncle who is now their guardian had a hand in their father's death, and she knows she must get Grace away from his evil clutches before it's too late.Colton Wallace has been hired to lead a wagon train and doesn't have time to deal with anyone who isn't prepared for the trip. When a young boy shows up with his younger sister in tow, he knows immediately it's a woman standing before him. She says she's the sister of his closest friend, and she needs his help to get to Oregon where her brother will catch up with them. Two young women alone on a wagon train is too tempting to anyone who might take advantage of them, so he agrees to take them only as long as Phoebe continues her charade of being a man. As the miles roll away under the wheels of the wagons, Phoebe realizes the dark-haired man who'd appeared so gruff when they met, now always seems to be there to help when she needs him. They will face many miles together, enduring serious hardships that will test not only their strength, but the love that begins to develop between them along the way.

A SWEET, MAIL-ORDER BRIDE WESTERN ROMANCE NOVEL.Can he prove she's worthy of the love he has to give?Lydia is ready for her fresh start as the teacher in the growing cowtown of Abilene, KS. Her brother isn't happy about her living in town on her own, so only agrees if his friend-the local sheriff-is willing to keep an eye on her.Lewis Kinkaide has left a life behind, following his dreams of working as a lawman in the wildest town in the west. He agrees to keep his eye on Lydia, knowing it's no hardship since he's already had his eye on her for a long time.Can Lewis prove to her that her disability, which she believes leaves her with nothing to offer a man, is in her eyes only? And, what will happen when secrets from his past come forward, threatening to ruin the hope and trust they've started to build?With this complete trilogy, you decide if Love's a Gamble, or a safe bet!

A SWEET, MAIL-ORDER BRIDE WESTERN ROMANCE NOVEL. Is Love Worth the Gamble?Fiona is tired of the London society, where status and looks are the most important traits a man is looking for in a woman. Wanting a chance at a new life, away from the pitying stares and loneliness of her life in England, she answers an ad as a mail-order bride in America.Brooks is a gambling man, who wants revenge against his father's killer. His plans are complicated when Fiona lands in his lap after a winning hand.He does not have time to be looking after a woman, especially one who should have known better than to come to a strange country on her own. But, somehow, she has become his problem.Will the final wager cost him his heart?

A SWEET, MAIL-ORDER BRIDE WESTERN ROMANCE NOVEL.She needs to escape the brutality of the life she's living, and he needs a wife to win a fortune...Patience has been raised by family who treat her as little more than a servant. After years of pain and abuse, she knows it's time to get her and her younger brother to safety before it's too late. She answers an ad looking for a mail-order bride, knowing that whatever the future holds with a complete stranger, it could never be worse than what it is now.An eccentric man has left his beloved Last Chance Ranch to the first man who can find a woman to marry him. Problem is, it has to be a woman they've never met, and they have to get her to agree to come to the desolate ranch full of surprises, in the middle of nowhere, and stay for at least six months.The race is on to win the fortune.Harrison is determined to send the woman away after the term is up, paying her dearly for her time. He's lived in the shadow of his family name long enough and wants to create his own mark in the world. He does not have time for anything else.But, when Patience shows up, his plans change as he realizes there might be more to life than earning a fortune. And, maybe the fortune he has in front of him is already worth more than he could have dreamed.

A SWEET, CLEAN, MAIL-ORDER BRIDE ROMANCE!Determined not to be a burden on her mother, Beth takes a job working with the local sheriff. Hoping to use her position to help take down the much-hated Barlow men, she doesn't plan on the feelings she will start to have for the man she is working beside.When she is charged with a crime she didn't commit, can the man she has started to care for help her? Or will it be even too much for him to save her?Nate Dixon has his own score to settle with the Barlow's and doesn't need interference from a woman getting in his way. As if one woman working with him wasn't enough to deal with, now he has another woman arriving with the expectation of marriage. Trouble is, she isn't the woman he's in love with.Together, Nate and Beth will have to find a way to get through the pain of the past and learn to trust each other, while they deal with circumstances that seem determined to keep them apart.